Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IF CONSUMER PUSHES RELEASE BUTTON TO SLIDE LATCH INTO BUCKLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.*SLC
CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BOLTED THROUGH FIREWALL. FIREWALL BROKEN W/CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *AK
THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING THE BELT TO GET CLOSED IN THE DOOR. NLM
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES ATX31-1050-15; WHILE TRAVELING AT 5-10 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD GOING UP HILL AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DO TO THIS CONDITION EXCESS SLACK IS OFTEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO PERFORMS POORLY. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT GIVE ENOUGH SLACK FOR THE PASSENGER TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO ABRASIONS IT HAS RECEIVED FROM BEING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER BELT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I BELEIVE THAT SINCE THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
BRACKET BROKE RESULTING IN CLUTCH BEING INOPERABLE. THE BRACKET WAS WELDED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN ON 5/10/2001 AT 95364 MILES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS PART. *AK *YH
THERE IS A HOUSING CRACK ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. OFTEN SINCE THEY DON'T RETRACT, THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN CLOSED AND CANNOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER/PASSENGER IN A CRASH. PLEASE HELP! THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED BY CAPITAL TOYOTA IN SALEM OREGON, ONCE. THANK YOU!*AK
CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND FLEXING WHICH RESULTED IN CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL IT THE CLUTCH WAS DISFUNCTIONAL. FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND IF NOT FOR THE QUICK THINKING OF THE OTHER DRIVERS MAY HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT PULL IT OUT TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET CAN CRACK, THEN BREAK, CAUSING FAILURE OF CLUTCH PEDAL. *AK STEERING BRACKET BENT, DEALER REPLACED BRACKET AND INSTALLED NEW BOLT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES DUE TO A FAULTY STARTER ASSEMBLY. *SLC
I WAS (A 53 YR OLD WOMAN) DRIVING ALONE THRU THE DESERT, PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER (2,500 LBS) WHEN THE TREAD SUDDENLY PEELED OFF MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE . IT WAS DAYTIME, JULY, HOT AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH OUT INJURY OR DAMAGE. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF MY DISTRUST OF THE THEM. THE DOT LISTED IS OFF ONE OF THE TIRES( THAT I NOW HAVE AS A SPARE)--I DON'T HAVE THE ONE THAT PEELED. I ASKED THE TIRE PEOPLE TO SAVE THE BEST OF THE 4 FOR A SPARE. I AM FURIOUS THAT I RISKED MY LIFE ON TIRES THAT WERE KNOWN AS DEFECTIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL IMO 3 TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO (YOKOYAMA SUPER DIGGER)TIRE FAILURES,FIRST TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER THE SECOND TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED 12 DAY OF REPAIR, OF THE TWO REMAINING TIRES ONE HAD A BULGE IN IT AND THE OTHER COULD NOT BE BALANCED.
P235/75R15, DUNLOP GRAND TRACK TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER AND DUNLOP MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
PE-00020; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO RIGHT DUE TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 31X10.5R15LT, DOTVD60AW4. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED ON A TOYOTA, T1000 1996. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 31X10.5R15LT *MW
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. TO BRING VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, CONSUMER PLACED TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF ROAD. VEHICLE STRUCK A CULVERT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS ROOF. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. PASSENGER SAID SHE WAS THROWN ALL OVER THE VEHICLE IN THE ROLLOVER AND ENDED UP IN THE REAR SEAT. DRIVER DOESN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF ACCIDENT BUT ENDED UP OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. DRIVER HAS STEEL PLATE AND SCREWS IN RIGHT KNEE AND PASSENGER ALSO HAD KNEE INJURY ONLY REQUIRING STITCHES. *AK
DEFECTIVE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHICH MAY RESULTIN VEHICLE STALLING AND A CRASH. MANUFACTURER CAME OUT WITH A NEW DESIGN CLUTCH BRACKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STARTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A FIRE. ALSO THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE IN THREE PIECES WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR VEHICLE BY MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER SPARE TIRE WAS NOT FULL SIZED TIRE, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE'S SPECIFICATIONS AND STICKER PROVIDED FOR ONE. *YC
THE MOUNTING OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FIREWALL SHOWS SIGNS OF CRACKING AT THE MOUNTING HOLES. THE FIRE WALL ITSELF FLEXES WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. POSSIBLY CAUSING PREMATURE WEAROUT OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS PULLING FROM A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY STEERING LINK BAR SNAPPED IN HALF AND CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
RIMS COLLECT WATER AND FREEZE ON WHEEL CAUSING WHEELS TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATE EXCESIVLY BEGINNING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS WITHOUT ANY SATISFACTION. IN FACT, THEY HAVE NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED MY COMPLAINT! I HAVE EVEN DEMONSTRATED THIS PROBLEM TO VALLEY TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE FIELD REP.--KELLY DEEDS--WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD APRECIATE ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS YOU MIGHT GIVE ME IN RECTIFYING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUELY A SAFETY HAZZARD ON ICE OR COMPACTED SNOW WHICH EXISTS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE.
WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS AND THE SNOW MELTS, ICE WILL BUILD UP AROUND THE VEHICLE'S RIMS AND COVER THE WHEELS, AND WATER WILL GET INTO THE WHEELS AND FREEZE AROUND THE WHEEL RIMS. *AK
BOLT THAT HOLDS CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FELL OUT, COULD NOT SHIFT AND WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF, UNABLE TO RE-START.
NO SUMMARY
TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED.
HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND ENGINE LEAKS COOLANT. MANUFACTURER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AT NO CHARGE AND IS UNWILLING TO REPORT THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF FAILED HEAD GASKETS IN THE 3.4LITER V6 ENGINE. WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN LOGGED WITH NHTSA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.
WHEN PLACING THE CLUTCH IN GEAR CONSUMER NOTICED THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PLACED IN GEAR AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEATH STOP RPM RACE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE CLUTCH BURNED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE REAR STEP BUMPER WELDS BROKE LOOSE WHILE A BOAT WAS IN TOW. THE BUMPER WELDS AND HARDWARE ARE RUSTED THROUGH. THE BUMPER HAS A MAX TONGUE WEIGHT OF 520 LBS. AND MAX TOW WEIGHT OF 5200 LBS. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED FROM THE REAR. THE PROPERTY IN TOW WAS A 1988 STRATOS BASS BOAT WEIGHING LESS THAN 2000 LBS.
SEAT BELTS LOOSE AND DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.
WINDOW WEATHERSTRIPPING FAILED.
FRONT BUMPER INADEQUATE WEAK MATERIAL, DENTS VERY EASILY.
DEFECTIVE TREADS ON BRIDGESTONE (P235/75R15) TIRES.
AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD CONTINUALLY JUMP OUT OF PARK OR DRIVE GEAR.
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED.
TEMPERATURE ASCENDING UNIT FAILED.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
THE PRESSURE PLATE WAS NOT MAKING FULL CONTACT ACROSS THE PRESSURE PLATE. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL MULTI-PLUG UNDER STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FRONT HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT.
STEREO INOPERATIVE.
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS UP.
STEREO SPEAKER INOPERATIVE.
TRANSMISSION, INTERLOCK WILL NOT HOLD WHEN VEHICLE IS LEFT IN PARK, FAILURE OF THE PARKING PAW;, VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AND TAILIGHTS INTERMITTENTLYLY MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN HARD RAIN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT LOCKS UP CONSTANTLY. *AK
SPEEDOMETER VIBRATES UNTIL VEHICLE REACHES 65 MPH.
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